So much for self discipline. Having cast off my first mitt, I cast on for the second one and was happily knitting away when my beloved suggested an early night with a good book. I didn’t want to read but I didn’t fancy my chances of keeping the mohair right in bedroom lighting – so …
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Castonitis or WIP-ping up a storm?
Decision time. I definitely have castonitis. But I also feel a strong urge to clear some WIPs. I have so many wonderful patterns queued, and lots of gorgeous yarn, and I feel them tugging at me. But I also crave the glow of casting off. What to do? Do the second Dragon Scale mitt for …
The Knitting Curse
I have developed what may be the ultimate knitter’s curse: Tinking Mohair! Well, OK, it does sound a little Captain Haddock-ish, but any knitter worth their knitter’s salt must empathise when they hear that phrase uttered by a peer in pain. No, the Custard Mitts are not going particularly well. And I still hate mohair. …
Custard is Red
Oh, yes, Custard is red. Very, very red. Just like the Crimson Lake in my paint boxes when I was a nipper. I got some time in on my mitts this afternoon. The mohair is slow going and my new DPNs are just the right length to keep tangling in my sleeves but… I think …
Knitty fun
I could have sworn that I heard Mr L mutter something interesting yesterday. And I what I thought I heard him say was “I was thinking about knitting again.” So, I asked him this morning. Yes, his mother showed him how to knit and he quite enjoyed the process. He said that he could never …
Mitts
I think that I may have had an epiphany. I was wandering about the house, wanting to get hold of my mitts and work on them, and somewhere at the back of my consciousness I was registering the pains in my joints. You are there before me, aren’t you? Right. Lots of mitt knitting now …